President Trump departs the White House for a Pennsylvania energy innovation summit. Shortly before departing the White House, President Trump took questions from the media. WATCH:
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President Trump departs the White House for a Pennsylvania energy innovation summit. Shortly before departing the White House, President Trump took questions from the media. WATCH:
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Chopper pressers are the best pressers!
How do ya not love that guy?? It doesn’t get more real. Totally unscripted.
in reply to a reporter’s question:
“Who do you work for?”
[“USA Today”]
“Oh, USA Today wrote a very nice article about me yesterday, did you see it?”
“I can’t get mad at you after such a nice article they wrote about me”
LOL !
Unapologically self-centered, I love it
Not all chopper pressers are the best.
Trump repeated that Epstein is a democratic hoax. So the President is essentially stating someone fabricated evidence. With that said go out and arrest them today for fabricating evidence, felony offenses. If you are not going to then it looks like more obfuscation.
It is odd to see a great president so behind and out of touch on a critical issue.
His approval ratings are pretty far down per what I saw today, People’s Pundit and Rassmussen. Who knows if they are real or just more fodder to churn up a MAGA civil war…I honestly feel that is what is happening…Too many people are making this Epstein thing a far bigger deal than it should be…NOT diminishing it by any stretch but it feels like something else is going on and being stirred up here to divide MAGA…something isn’t setting well with me.
He has to be letting it fester for a reason
whether it is good or bad will be revealed in time
There’s a reason I’ve given Trump the benefit of the doubt since Jan 2017.
He’s not always right, but that still puts him about 1000% ahead of any other politician, commentators, pollsters.
This retardation about Epstein makes no sense to me. Otherwise smart people are shrieking hysterically about an issue that isn’t going to change anything.
I keep hearing people say that Trump ran on this–uh, no.
Trump is the only one who punished Epstein.
We’d all hoped to see perverts go to jail, but did we really think lists would have been carefully preserved by the FBI, CIA, Mossad, whomever else was involved?
Not a single one of the weepy ones has sacrificed .001% as much as Trump has for this country nor did they put Epstein in prison.
They know nothing about what’s gone on behind the scenes.
Not a single good thing comes out of whining about Bondi.
It’s like Baris and Rasmussen are gleeful about what seems like unusually sketchy polls…
I like them both, but I’ve never thought it wise to join the NeverTrump/left/globalists in clapping like seals at opposition to Trump/MAGA
It’s the first time I’ve seen this many once-stalwart Trump supporters have acted like morons, imho
Well, obviously, “once-stalwart Trump supporters” have weak minds, weak spines, and no balls.
They were never MAGA and they were never stalwart Trump supporters (or any other supporters, other than only for themselves).
See what President Trump just exposed to the whole wide world?
Being a MAGA supporter doesn’t mean he walks on water and we have to agree with everything.
Really? This is so wrong?
I voted for Trump three times!
So, in your opinion at what point do I draw the line?
We have to allow the elite to continue their evil ways, so the rest of the middle class don’t lose their pensions?
We are basically being blackmailed.
Epstein escaped under Trump administration.
When someone runs for office three times are they a politician? Can you trust anyone who is a politician? Is he the exception? Against the Ukraine war but selling armaments to the EU and expecting no one will assume his administration isn’t involved! No mention of the Covid Vaxxes injuries and deaths! Now Epstein. This administration according to some reports are going to court to overturn the Fluoride case. Big chemical and the Dental lobby wants it reversed. For those that believe Fluoride is “safe and effective” why does a tube of toothpaste have a warning label? When asking AI it produces that fluoride is toxic to children if swallowed. Below that is the American Fluoridation Society saying the label is propaganda.
I voted for Trump three times, but I am not a blind follower or nor to I worship at any man’s feet.
I do not believe ANY TV POLL including Fox.
The only believable polls are Rasmussen, Trafalgar, Atlas Intel, Insider Advantage, I&I/TIPP, and Maybe Emerson.
Anything by a major newspaper, TV Network, and Ivy League college, ot the like is a Dimm push poll, meant to sway opinion of the weak willed.
President Trump Won!!!!!
A lot of trolls and paid folks stirring the pot .
Yes indeed!
Yep, and on this very site
The Epstein story is a trust issue for me, I don’t care about the actual files. Promises made, promises broken.
I do care about the war mongering, increased spending, stealth amnesty and other issues. At this point, I don’t think it matters who occupies the office. The song remains the same.
Trump is bleeding credibility at warp speed.
Oh pluleeze!
Can’t you do any better than that?
So you say.
Sure. Lol
from https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/fish-wedges-tuesday-july-15-2025?r=rop3c :
“Finally! It’s the wedge issue they’ve been waiting for.
Remember: The deep state doesn’t need tanks or tribunals. Its chief soft-power weapon has always been the wedge issue— deployed not to persuade, but to divide, demoralize, and atomize the population into manageable identity fragments. It doesn’t matter what the wedge is: race, gender, climate panic, flag etiquette, vaccines, eastern European wars, or gas stoves. The point isn’t resolution; it’s friction. Pick a pressure point, drive in a rhetorical crowbar, and crack the body politic open like a boiled clam. Then serve the chaos cold with a side of astroturfed protest.
This is the technique. The agencies and their NGO handmaidens have mastered the art of weaponized empathy— deploying just enough moral outrage to make compromise impossible, then stepping back to watch the public eat itself alive over whatever shiny wedge they’ve chosen this round. Whenever a particular wedge starts to dull, they just sharpen up a new one. They always have another clam in the pot.”
Isn’t ‘the wedge issue’ sort of like an Alinsky tactic? Asking for a friend…still healthy.
Aggiegirl, I have not read Alinsky so I cannot opine on it, but what difference does it make if he also pontificated on the subject? Divide et Impera is probably as old as humanity is; the novelty seems to be in our case is that apparently it being used opportunistically against a large part of the population by the state agencies as a result of both technological advancements and legislative mistakes.
I read wedgies and tactics here lately.
“and crack the body politic open like a boiled clam”
Although if you eat steamed (boiled) clams, you DONT crack them open
They open themselves during the cooking / steaming
If any remain that AREN’T open, you don’t “crack” them, you toss them
It means something is wrong with them and they’re not safe to eat, I suspect it means they weren’t a “live clam” when gathered and could be in any state of post-death decomposition, up to and including just a mud-and-bacteria-filled shell)
Just a trivial side jaunt, not really meaning to disagree with you in any substantive way
… and having grown up with clams from the back bays of my youth
we’d tread for them in chest-deep water, you’d feel ’em with your feet, then reach down and grab them from the mud and flip them up into your basket, a wooden bushel basket wedged into a black rubber inner tube … $20 bucks a bushel at the distributor’s dock, mid-60s
Really enjoy the daily Coffee and Covid – he covers so many subjects with such humor and clarity! I like his lawyer takes on things as well – explains stuff for idiot Aussies like me.
House Democrats pushed a bill to make DoJ release the Epstein files. That is suspicious as hell since we all know that both Ds and Rs would be implicated on any such list, if it exists.
Sharyl Atkinson has said that the FBI attempted to plant child porn on her husband’s computer in an effort to target her for exposing Benghazi.
In a conversation last week with Sagar Enjetti, Tucker Carlson stated that he doesn’t own a computer or use the internet. “Well, when they want to crush you, they put kiddie porn on your computer. That’s why I don’t have a computer. Don’t want one. That’s why. No computer in my house.”
Then there’s the “Russia! Russia! Russia!” hoax, the Governor Whitmer “kidnapping” hoax. and so many others that it is not unreasonable to say that the Epstein client list was also made up by Comey & Co. as a means to control, black mail, etc.
House Republicans Block Democrat-Led Effort to Force Release of Epstein Files to the Public — Here Are the Five Republicans Who Voted Against Transparency | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft
https://chicksonright.com/blog/2022/08/15/watch-reporter-sharyl-attkisson-says-fbi-intended-to-plant-child-porn-in-my-husbands-computer/
The Ghislaine Maxwell set her free?
No wonder giuffre managed to die young..
The Steele dossier was an invention. What I heard the President say, was that Epstein was creating similar files at the behest of Barack Obama and James Comey, and these are what Bondi is referring to as the Epstein files. So, I can understand the President leaving it to Pam Bondi to decide what is credible, as something that can be released, versus what is fiction, which should not be released. Innocent people should not be harmed by smears manufactured this way. It’s the first I have heard of Epstein working for Obama expressly, and it is nauseating.
They have had years to alter, erase, plant and fabricate. It would naive to trust them, and a nightmare of litigation.
However if the above crimes did happen; the corruption of real evidence to past crimes and political blackmail, then a proper investigation could turn the tables and become the very evidence needed to convict the statist deep state perpetrators.
His base is confounded by all of this…
His base is way smarter that that. This issue is bullshit.
Amen.
Why is that?
You have to ask that question, seriously?
Bill, hiw many posts have you made here.
President Trump should have told us MAGA patriots all this on Monday July, 5. That is all we want from our elected leaders. I hope he has learned a valuable lesson from this bone head move 10 days ago. President Trump must go after those traitors he just pointed out today. Get it over with, now!
Why should President Trump tell billions of people what to think?
Are we not able to read, research, think and detect manipulation for political or other reasons?
What in the living Hell is so critical about this? Military stocks need rebuilding, foreign policy events on every continent. Education in America must be revived. Every cabinet member is up to his neck in aligators and is fighting the good fight. And you care more about Epstein than the condition of the Republic?
That’s the point, platform promises like transparency on critical issues as child sex trafficking have to mean something. To counter your point about other important topics being addressed, military stocks are not rebuilding while endless wars are continued. Another central part of the platform was getting out of Ukraine.
As I look back the point of departure for the Trump administration was the strikes on Iran at the behest of Israel. From that day he boxed up Tulsi, changed course on Ukraine, and out of nowhere he tells us all to forget about child rape at the hands of the IC Epstein operation. If there were no victims, no trafficking, or no conspiracy then why is Ghislaine in prison/convicted for sex trafficking?
Trump was president when Epstein was suicided in prison and was in a position to see the evidence then. He then made it a huge part of the 2024 election agenda, presumably after seeing the evidence, and it remained until the 180 out reverse course. He then makes tone deaf statements and chastises the base for caring about transparency and what appears to be the whitewashing of the extensive child trafficking/rape. We then have members in the movement playing moral relativism and literally calling the child victims complicit or saying “in other parts of the world a 14 y/o can consent.” It is absolute batsh@t crazy land.
It is filthy and I don’t want to participate. Finally, I want to address some in the room that say we can’t comment because we don’t have skin in the game. I have been on multiple combats deplyments over a 23 year career. My entire career was defined by the endless wars in the Middle East. I had skin in the game and lost too many friends for nothing.
If Trump is going to turn a blind eye to child sex trafficking while simultaneously getting us into more endless wars then I will speak out about it. I will not offer my children to fight in my stead or condone the whitewashing of industrial child trafficking of other children because “my team” is telling me this is the new way. That sending Ukraine money through NATO is 4D chess and Rubio and Thune are the new MAGA champions.
While we support Trump we can’t be blind followers. One must always question and remain vigilant. The people have always been Trump’s strength and we are needed to steer him when it becomes murky.
Most posters here have a healthy political skepticism. Most here are very aware of 100 instances of President Trump being true and sincere, and making deep sacrifices you have not considered .
Have you considered the possibility that the left is so capable of corruption, that they could corrupt an honest investigation?
Your “outrage” is far to certain to be trusted.
Notice how no one is crying bloody murder over illegal immigrants. Who kill and rape more children in probably less than a year than Epstein has or ever will now he is dead. I want the people to fry who was hurting children no doubt. He’s dead the illegals are running rampant. Not just here the entire world. I hope they release the info no doubt but just seems shady about priorities. Let me guess if this does happen the CONservative arse faces online influencers will take credit for it. The take over of MAGA for the sheep.
You know what should not be controversial, releasing Epstein’s financial records. Just tell us where the guy’s money came from and the internet will figure out the rest.
President Trump is not out of touch.There is no mishandling. Unlike the Democrats, we demand and hold our leaders accountable, even when it might hurt us. That is because our side actually believes in justice and accountability, even when it is not convenient for us.
PDJT sees first far and wide, the picture affecting America; her citizens, our sons and daughters, our 401ks
The critical issue is much wider; involving also global world leaders; these, (if implicated) affects every American family. President Trump knows this is not the time.
Summary for those who would think this over : SOURCE – American Thinker
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/07/we_need_clear_heads_and_a_plan_about_epstein_gate.html
“This is not the fault of the Trump administration. Donald Trump, was not only the (first) one to make this an issue in 2015, but also tipped off authorities to Epstein’s activities long before he ran for President.
There is such a thing as blind justice.
These crimes happened over 20 years ago (most of them); were covered u by Clinton, Bush, Obama and Biden Administrations and Justice Departments.
Questions : these are real questions President Trump and his team are likely grappling with –
What might be the consequences of just “releasing it all, damn the consequences!” We don’t know how far this crime against humanity goes, but let us assume that it involves world leaders, Fortune 500 CEOs, and the elite across the entire world. First, we have no idea which world leaders it would affect, which regions it would destabilize, or even which company’s stocks would be affected.
While “stock prices” may seem trivial compared to justice, would you be willing to sacrifice the pension funds of millions of working-class Americans? What if it were your retirement that became worthless because half the Fortune 500 CEOs of the past 30 years were implicated? Would you be willing to live a retirement in poverty when you say “damn the consequences?”
Further, if world leaders are implicated, would you be willing to send your children to war, a war that may only be being held back because the CIA has blackmail on a hostile world leader (or even a friendly one), just so that the documents are released? Are you yourself willing to die in a war that the CIA’s blackmail theoretically might have prevented? These are part of the consequences that could plausibly happen if we emotionally say “damn the consequences” and assume that we ourselves will not suffer for them.
It is very easy to say, in a pique of justified outrage, “damn the consequences, release it all.” But would you be so willing to say the same thing if you yourself might be killed in a war or be forced to live a retirement in poverty? Or would you be willing to inflict those sufferings on others, merely to sate your own outrage?
Further, if the CIA was involved (and I think this is likely), would you be willing to cede the moral high ground to the Chinese Communist Party, which would immediately capitalize on such a propaganda coup against the West? And if Mossad was involved, or Ariel Sharon, would you be willing to allow a second Holocaust to happen after Israel loses all standing internationally?
Perhaps some would (we’ve seen recently that there are some virulent antisemites on the right), but no sane person would take that position. Some of you may even think it worth letting the CCP get a “win” over this. Well, when a Chinese soldier throws you up against a wall and shoots you in the back of the head because we lost a war with China, I hope you are satisfied you did the right thing.”
Seems the files are being said a hoax, at least the ones FBI has insisted existed. President Trump never says Jeffrey was not scum. PDJT does not vindicate Epstein. In fact he said Jeffrey was a sick disgusting person. President Trump also does not say there are not other files.
PDJT does not say Epstein a hoax. The FBI files are the hoax. He makes that clear and distinct but those that think this is the gotcha moment to finally get people to hate on him, the narrative-creating perps have you all believing what the media “says” he says instead of what is actually being said.
This over emoting to push hysteria has gotten out of hand….to the point that you all are self-Alynsky-ing by turning you stance into mockery. Getting close to point where you all are now gaslighting yourselves.
It is an outright LIE to say that President Trump thinks Epstein was a hoax. He says THE FILES ARE A HOAX. And no, they are not one and the same.
He is like an abusive boyfriend. Big promises. Just when you start to believe again, he not only repositions the goal post, he gaslights, and tells you to move to on. Calls all your friends, and tell them you’re crazy.
So Karoline stop wearing her cross necklace
I noticed that as well and she did not look comfortable during this whole presser. I don’t know what’s going on but it’s clearly way more complicated/concerning to everyone who’s involved in it, IMHO!
It was easy when you stayed in the truth. This Epstein obfuscation has been a departure from what she is used to.
She had one on yesterday. What’s this recent obsession with that?
For some reason that wasn’t the thing I noticed about Karoline as she was walking towards the press.
I’m right there with you.
I have no idea what you are referring to; she is capable of choosing her jewelry…..I think?
She looked lovely and acted very professional as I watched the entire video stream.
She was there to learn and gain knowledge; that was very evident.
That was her mission and goal; it was met.
Job well done, Press Secretary!!!
OMG. He went there on AOC and Crockett. Absolutely hilarious…
Trump, AOC & Crockett on Jeopardy would be must watch TV!
My God, I love this President!
President Trump says Moscow should not be targeted. The mockingbird media is reporting contents of President Trump’s call with Zelensky where the targeting Moscow and St Petersburg was allegedly discussed. Who is leaking the contents of President Trump’s calls? They need to be punished.
Favorite Trump statement about Biden, “because he’s a dummy!”
Because he ( Biden) was a deep state obama puppet would have been more to the point but he punted ‘dummy’ instead.
I’m sorry, was President Trump in that video?
Green is her color!
LOL I think so…
All you “Putin” lovers on this site should be ashamed of yourself and the criticism you directed toward my previous viewpoints about Ukraine and NATO. Our wonderful President has finally had his “come to Jesus” moment and now agrees with me about the murderous Commie dictator Putin!
PDS
You’ve made my point! Thanks.
What would you call zelensky?
The wrong person for the job.
All you “Putin” lovers on this site should be ashamed of yourself and the criticism you directed toward my previous viewpoints about Ukraine and NATO. Our wonderful President has finally had his “come to Jesus” moment and now agrees with me about the murderous Commie dictator Putin!
Crank it up!
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You fawn over Putin like a little school girl. How charming. How many school girls in Ukraine have had early release last year for their appointment with the undertaker??
You like Nazis then, eh?
Got it.
Above you claim to have made posts on the topic earlier, if so I missed them. In fact I’ve been visting this site for a decade and today is the first time I’ve ever seen a post from you. You’re new around here aren’t you.?
Above you claim to have made posts on the topic earlier, if so I missed them. In fact I’ve been visting this site for a decade and today is the first time I’ve ever seen a post from you. You’re new around here aren’t you.?
It’s a new account that blew in just recently.
Enamored with the Azov of the Ukraine, apparently.
Talking to me about ‘the undertaker’ as if they’d never heard of Maidan or the Odessa Massacre.
This was a comment from last night:
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/07/14/president-trump-gives-president-putin-50-days-to-finish-ukraine-operations-and-get-to-peace-deal-in-interim-offensive-and-defensive-weapons-coordinated-through-nato/comment-page-2/#comment-11946468
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TimesUp,
This should take you to the entire conversation:
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/07/14/president-trump-gives-president-putin-50-days-to-finish-ukraine-operations-and-get-to-peace-deal-in-interim-offensive-and-defensive-weapons-coordinated-through-nato/comment-page-2/#comment-11944419
You’ll notice that the OP’s comment looks AI generated and their comments to me, both yesterday and today, appear to be translated as if English isn’t their first language.
Could be a WARPIG or a pro-Ukraine operative; obviously someone emotionally and/or financially invested.
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For at least ten years. Check with Sundance. Like the Left, you just don’t like people who disagree with your viewpoint. Doesn’t matter, because now our great President seems to agree with me about Vlad.
You fawn over Putin like a little school girl. How charming. How many school girls in Ukraine have had early release last year for their appointment with the undertaker??
Уходи, ты тролль.
вы пришли сюда, чтобы распространять невежество.
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And you fawn over Zelenskyy’s piano playing talent.
Pam Blondie is a light weight and Trump appears to be letting this girl set his agenda and eventual downfall. Apparently Trump does not believe he was persecuted enough by the opposition so he is setting himself up for round two. That’s what it looks like.
I think it is Susie W and not Pam
think about who is gatekeeping President Trump
I really wish Sundance would do some follow up digging on Susie!!
SD has had several gems on his TwitterX feed:
https://xcancel.com/theLastRefuge2
Why don’t you do your own follow up digging on Susie?
How about BOTH Putin and Zelensky are monsters who hate their own people while pretending they have to do what they do to “save the nation”??
Putin has some kind of shallow charm, speaks well (better and more coherently than Z), but behind all that one senses the extreme coldness of the unrepentant KGB poisoner.
Zelensky is beneath contempt… also sending Ukrainian men to the meatgrinder with no remorse, no plan, no way out.
It is ironic (and tragic) that the only major leader in this situation who genuinely CARES for the young men sacrificed to the War Moloch is the American president, Donald J. Trump.
well said Puin had me fooled and I’ve never liked Z
Best President (leader) ever !
Mr. President Why are you letting Lindsey Graham drag us back into this war? We were almost out, shut the door on sticking our noses into it and wham! Here we are giving Russia days to respond. Get out please and stop letting others keep the war in our corner. Since you’ve said a number of times that we’re the pocket book of NATO, then it stands to reason we’re paying for missiles for Ukraine too. Please, stop caring about them and take care of our business. Stop making Ukraine great again.
Russia and Ukraine are not in NATO – let NATO pay. Done!
Yes but we are in NATO and when he speaks of NATO paying, guess who pays the most.
President Trump will not lead us into WWIII…get that BS outta your head.
said nothing about WW3.
If only he would quit saying how wonderful Blondi is.
Similar to a “vote of confidence”…whenever someone receives that…it’s time to hit the exits…
WHY?
He hired her!
She is doing what he hired her to do.
It doesn’t matter if you or anyone else likes it or not; she is doing what she was hired to do
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Karoline…Marketing the product…
Any Presser that President Trump gives unscripted, are the absolute best.
Over my lifetime, I cannot think of ANY UNITED STATES PRESIDENT who can handily,(ask and), answer any questions proffered by the main stream media, always trying to “get-him” at every turn of the syllable.
It’s great to see him bring in members of his Administration, in this instance, his Press Secretary, because this is a teaching moment for everyone involved.
This is Historical.
Thank you Sundance, again, for making this available for Treepers who come here to sit and smile awhile.
One thing you can depend on when it comes to politicians and those serving in office and that’s for everything they say, there’s some truth and there’s some lies and lastly, there’s hidden truth. I love President Trump but he’s hiding something for/or the good of the party. And for those who believe you should not mention WW3, keep in mind President Trump has said how close it really is.
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